6 September 2004: Preliminary Hurricane Damage Assessement from NASA Kennedy Space Center, SpaceRef “NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy held a teleconference with the news media this afternoon and […]
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NASA discusses progress on Shuttle repairs
26 August 2004: NASA Notes Some Progress in Making Shuttles Safer, NY Times 26 August 2004: NASA’s backup plan involves rescue shuttles, space station, USA Today 26 August 2004: Still […]
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Shuttle Safety Process
26 August 2004: NASA Notes Some Progress in Making Shuttles Safer, NY Times 26 August 2004: NASA’s backup plan involves rescue shuttles, space station, USA Today 26 August 2004: Still […]
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Shuttle RTF costs mount
16 July 2004: Return-to-flight costs soar, Houston Chronicle “The cost of returning NASA’s three space shuttles to flight could reach $1.2 billion, more than double the January estimate, space agency […]
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Earlier 2004 entries
18 June 2004: NASA Ponders Shuttle Flight Without Two Key Changes, Reuters “NASA is considering whether it can return its space shuttles to flight without making two safety improvements that […]
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Valery Ryumin's comments at the STS-86 FRR (Flight Readiness Review) 12 September 1997
As you know, the Mir station is currently in its twelfth year on orbit, and of course all of its systems are operating beyond their intended service life. Our philosophy […]
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Stafford Task Force Fact-Finding Meeting Denver, CO July 23-24, 1997 Meeting Summary
General Stafford gave a general introduction and thanked members for attending. He stressed the importance of the upcoming safety and operational readiness assessment for STS-86. General Stafford explained that he […]
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Charlie Harlan's Thoughts on Spaceflight Safety
June 29, 1997 Mr. Frederick D. Gregory Associate Administrator for Safety and Mission Assurance NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20564-0001 Dear Fred: Thank you so much for the kind words in […]
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Shuttle Mir Science Program Status Report 3-9 April 1997
Shuttle Mir Science Program / NASA 4 / Mir 23 Status Date: April 3, 1997 – April 9, 1997 Mission Days: 82-88 (NASA 4) / 53-59 (Mir 23) Mir Systems […]
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Mir Status Report 1 April 1997
Subject: Telecon Notes Date: Tuesday, April 01, 1997 9:36AM Regular Tuesday Ops Telecon 4/1/97 1) Shuttle Status – Mentioned RCS seal-saver problem on OV-104, no launch impact expected as of […]